LIFE WITH FATHER (Full Movie) - William Powell - Irene Dunne - TCC AI Enhanced

[Music] well these are certainly the cleaner steps on Madison Avenue that's how mr. day watch them kicked [Music] good morning [Music] we're new here aren't you just this model this is the way mr. Degas [Music] Annie be careful of this dish you could burn your hands and keep the cover on till you're ready to serve them yesterday likes his muffins hot I'll do that [Music] Annie is the table set for breakfast yes now good morning man good morning Annie how are you getting along all right now I hope no don't be nervous just because this is your first day everything's going to be all right but I do hope nothing goes wrong oh no Annie the cream and sugar go down at this end my 13 Center ma'am everyone could reach Damacy mr. Davis is here excuse me I didn't know where to place the napkins man you can tell for the Rings the boys have their initials C for Clarence he sits here J for John here W for with me he sits over there next to his father and the one with a little dog on it is Harlan's of course he's the baby this narrow plain one is mine and this is mr. days it's just like mine except that they've got bent one morning that reminds me Annie always have mr. day's coffee piping hot yes and whatever mr. day speaks to you just say yes sir don't be nervous you'll get used to him all that beautiful rubber plant I'm so glad it came you mustn't water it every day too much moisture makes it very unhappy well good morning mother I thought you were still upstairs good morning Clara father must be talking to himself a redhead did you sleep well mother yes thank you dear golly I'm hungry oh and Eddie we always thought with fruit in the morning except the two younger boys who have their porridge and now jiminy another wreck on the New Haven that always disturbs the stock market father won't like that I do wish the New Haven would stop having wrecks if they knew how it upset your father my soul and body Clarence what's happened to your coat ripped open again Margaret mended it for me but it won't stay mended how do you know just have to speak to your father about a new suit of clothes Clarence why did you take my h2so4 of our clothes closet I've told you a hundred times that cross it's not to make experiments in - good morning mother John have you been making those chemical smells again no mother I'm making an electric battery it'll ring a bell and everything you know your father doesn't like electricity but mother everything's going to be like not in this house Oh what's the matter Claire what's wrong where's Monica time which necktie what I gave you yesterday it disent pressed yet I forgot to give it to Margaret I told you distinctly I wanted to wear that necktie today you've got plenty of neckties put on another one right away and come down to breakfast I don't know what this world's coming to mother may I have my breakfast early I'm going to play baseball three Whitney before you leave the house you have to study your catechism but mother they're going to let me pitch today good morning whoo one giant seven two three buck Ewing at a home run let me say boys don't wrinkle the paper before your father sees it mother could you ask me my catechism now I think I know it well let's see what is your name Whitney Benjamin who gave you your lips to come down along good morning darling how's your finger it's good that's the sign it's getting better I'm alone oh let's see what was I doing oh yes the Catechism who gave you your name my sponsors at baptism wherein I was made a member of Christ the child of God and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven mother if I hadn't been baptized wouldn't I have any name not in the sight of the church what did your sponsors then for you they did promise and bow three things in my name first [Music] thirdly I should keep God's holy will and commandments and walk in the same all the days of mine mone boys morning morning Minnie have a good night yes Thank You Claire look 10 on boys what's that thing doing in here new rubber planet place for rubber plants is on the equator uh take an object out Cap'n you're not Katherine no good never liked Katherine anyway thank you put it somewhere else Annie but not too near a window are you saying Claire that new suit looks very nice tight hi we got the same to always have well Clarence had just managed to ruin the only decent hairs I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll need a new suit of clothes vide Clarence has to learn not to be so hard on his clothes but father I thought I'm starting game on the ball you'll be completely outfitted but nothing to sum up can I have one of your old suits cut down for me every shoot I own still has plenty of wear in it I wear my clothes until they're worn out you want your clothes worn out much faster than you can yes and father you never get a chance to wear yours out every time you get a new batch of clothes mother sends the old ones to the missionary barrel I guess I'm just as good as any old missionary parents before you compare yourself to a missionary and remember the sacrifices they make oh I don't know of any I think my clothes would look better on Clarence and on some Hottentot I bet dark socks you too mine cut down video well thank you Father when a father suits thank you sir in return for that Clarence I want you to practice more often on your violin Whitney don't eat so fast well father I'm going to pitch today but before I go I have to study my catechism what do you bother with that for because if he doesn't know his catechism he can't be confirmed Vinnie what he's going to pitch today he can be confirmed any old time class sometimes it seems to me you don't care whether your children ever have a monster oh you'll get to heaven alright I'll be there before you are with me I'll see did you get him and Whitney we get to heaven wheel organize a baseball team of our own we just like you to try and run things up there like please they could probably use a good man like me what makes you so sure they let you into heaven well if they don't I'll certainly raise that devil of a row Claire I do hope you'll behave when you get to heaven now Vinnie what but how many times have I asked you not to engage a maid who doesn't know how to serve properly Claire can't you see she's new when doing her best how can I serve myself when she's holding that platter over my head hold it lower we came to the one we had yesterday I don't know why you can't keep a maid oh you don't why on earth can't you run your house the way I run my office all I want is service Annie who's Annie the maid I'll take it Claire aren't you ashamed of yourself what no you made her cry speaking to her the way you did I never said a word to her I was addressing myself to you I do wish you'd be more careful it's hard enough to people made in the uniforms just fit this one in the name where did you come from who do you belong to hmm looks more like a prince to me what's wrong - Margaret this Bacon's good oh well it's good yes sir Aden how's that finger come here ah that's healing nicely I guess you'll know the next time that cats don't like to be hugged it's alright to stroke him but don't squeeze him I'll go back and finish your oatmeal I don't like old Neil go on and finish it it's good for you I don't like it I'll tell you what you like and what you don't like you're not old enough to know about such things you've no business not like old meal it's good enough we won't discuss it eat I don't be at once yeah lettuce for your mother I finish my oatmeal father Maddox yes Whitney you may go it's a good game I will with me yes mother my catechism never mind this morning darling run along thank you mother what's wrong - Margaret what is this coffee sir it is not copy you couldn't possibly take water and coffee beans and arrived at that it's slops that's what it is slops take it away I come down to this table every morning hungry and if you're hungry Clara why aren't you eating your breakfast I am aunt Judith wants me to come up and visit her knobby knee I want no more relatives in this house we are going to live here by ourselves in peace and comfort layer I was saying at Judith wants me to visit her Oh eat your oatmeal - hey what on earth is this dear friend day we are assigning you the exclusive rights to Staten Island for selling the gem home Papa popcorn I think that's for me father well then why isn't it addressed to Clara stay Junior oh it is I wouldn't get mixed up in popcorn Clarence it's too wind adjustable please man this you in a package it's Lewis and Congress oh yes those kitchen knives I ordered make a Memorandum of that Binney $1 and whatever it was for running this house I've never understood what good a record is after the money's gone there's just a dollar Margaret Vinnie this house must be run on a business basis of course that's what the household accounts are for oh you don't want to be late as the is a me clear the table now Clarence John you boys go up and move the small bureau from our room into your life who's coming cousin Cora and she's bringing a friend with it I can't endure oh I'm a girl you would have to help entertain do I have to wait till father finds out we've got visitors they'll feel raava's John don't criticise your father he's very hospitable after he gets used to the idea I like coffee I like she I like the girls and the girls like me I don't like girls and they don't like me Oh God what's the matter Claire what's wrong how did that get in this room now Claire how was the new maid - no keep that abomination out of here oh Claire dear I'm afraid I'm going to need some more money you were complaining about the coffee this morning well that nice French drip coffee pot is broken you know how it got broken never mind that Vinnie as I remember that coffee pot cost $5 and something I'll give you $6 when you get it Vinnie enter the exact amount in the ledger of course we can't the one month after month having the household accounts is such a mess no and I thought of a system that will make my bookkeeping perfect well I'm certainly relieved to hear that all we have to do is open charge accounts everywhere and the stores will do my bookkeeping for me now wait a minute minute then when the bills come in you'd know exactly where your money had gone hell I certainly would Vinnie we get enough pillows as it is Claire dear don't you hate those arguments we have every month hi I certainly do not to have those I should think would be worth something to you well I don't Louis and congas and one of my queries to start with Thank You Claire which the artworks out thank you oh the rector is coming to tea today well I'm glad you warned me I'll go to the club don't expect me home we're gonna die Claire dear I do wish you'll take a little more interest in the church getting me into heaven is your business Vinnie if there's anything wrong with my ticket when I get there you can fix it up everybody loves you so much I'm sure God must - I'll do my best Claire it wouldn't be heaven without you you're there have any I'll manage to get in some way even if I have to climb the fence what's wrong why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats politics yes but it's taking the bread out of our mouths honest Hugh Grant honest ah fine mayor you've turned out to be if you can't run this city without raising taxes every five minutes you'd better get out let someone who can Richard pokers running in this town and you're just his cat's paw tell me this are these increased taxes going into public improvements or are they going into graft answer me that honestly if you can mister honest Hugh Grant you can't I thought so ah you were elected to office on the promise that you would put an end for this thievery and corruption have you put a name to it no you've encouraged some new raid on the publisher we're going to throw you and your boodle Board of Alderman out of office I'm holding you for the last time robbery that's what it is highway robbery Annie take this fresh cup of coffee into mr. Dean we make you a good round sum to watch after our interests and all we get is inefficiency I know you're a nincompoop and I strongly suspect you of being a scalawag you're not going to escape your legal responsibilities legal responsibilities my god I mean criminal responsibilities don't think for one minute we're gonna to escape we're going to throw you into jail [Music] you can't throw me into jail any why can't I have quiet here in the morning Claire what happened sounded means oh that may drop the whole tray of dishes yes what did you say to her say I haven't seen her since breakfast I better get the office oh yes Claire you don't want to be late I'll be home in plenty of time for dinner why don't we have chicken fricassee tonight well Claire chickens gone up it's eight cents a pound [Music] [Music] she's going dressed up like that leg you've done it again how could you can't you see she's leaving dear I have no time to engage in you mate we'll have to have dinner out dinner out nonsense I'll engage new made myself now you can't she has to get beyond the thorns I have one here in an hour [Music] what is it angel [Music] [Music] I declare you're getting younger and prettier every week Mary Skinner never would have known you leave your things out here and come right off how he used to dip my pigtails in the info he was in Pleasantville Cora Oh Vinny I have so much to tell you we wrote to the dad Carrie broke her hip yeah that was the night that Robert Ingersoll lectured of course she couldn't get there but was a good thing for mr. Ingersol she did how do you do cousin Cora Oh John why how you've grown you'll be a man before your mother John this is Mary Skinner how do you do how do you do Vinny everybody in Pleasantville sends their love grandpa Evans cousin Ethan aunt Hattie the tailor's out there his grandpa oh he hasn't been at all well you know he only has one kidney and that's floating how do you do cousin car I'm glad to see you this can't be Clara yes my my my goodness every time I see you boys you've grown another foot let's see you're going to st. Paul's now aren't you st. Paul's I was through with st. Paul's long ago I'm starting in Yale this fall yeah Oh Oh Mary this is Clarence and Mary Skinner how do you do oh this is Mary's first trip to New York yes it is it's the first trip we don't have to show Mary around I tell you I'll ask mr. day to take us all to Delmonico's for dinner tonight no Monica think of that Mary Delmonico's and cousin Claire is such a wonderful hole well I know you girls wanna freshen up so come upstairs Clara give their bags I've given you girls Clarence's room but he didn't know about it get their old bags oh you play the violin well I I fool whether a middle you're just being modest no really I I play the piano not hopefully well now you're being modest do you ever play duets well I haven't up to now neither have i up to now Quora didn't tell me about you I never met a Yale man before what's happened to you nothing I feel fine [Music] what are you people you wish domestic servant where do you keep them I will take your name and address Colleen I'm leading the office now if you will give me the details as to what kind of person you require I'm asking you where you keep them the clients are not allowed in that room if you will tell me the kind of a position you wish to have filled just an effete sir this is quite against the rules I must know what you want the girl for I'll take that one what's your name yes sir killer you go right over to 420 Madison Avenue I will sir that's all thank you sir before I didn't let any girl go from this establishment I must know the character of the home in which she will be employed madam I am the character of my home my duty toward my neighbor is to love him as myself and to do unto all men as they should do unto me as they should do unto me - he really knows it well he's done very well for so young a boy may I go now yes darling thank you dr. Lloyd oh you and mr. day must be very proud of your children I was hoping I'd find mr. day at home this afternoon well he's usually home from the office by this time perhaps he's gone for a gallop in the park it's such a fine day he's very fond of horseback riding I believe oh yes goodnight has he ever been thrown from a horse oh no no horse would throw mr. day I just thought he might have had some accident I notice he never kneels in church oh that's no accident but I don't want you to think he doesn't pray he does what sometimes you can hear him all over the house but he never kneels perhaps that's mr. day now I hardly think so Oh mm I got clear and you're just in time fatigue out simple some hot water mother are they back yet no Clarence no except for a brief glimpse on the sever I don't see much of you devilishly visit a very busy day tire out how a man can get tired just sitting at a desk all day I don't know I suppose Wall Street is just as much a mystery to you as it is to me dr. Moy oh no no it's all very clear to me my mind often goes to the businessman the picture I'm most fond on is when I envisioned him at the close of the day's work I see him pausing in his toil and it comes over him that all those figures of profit and loss are without importance or consequence vanity and flair yes Delia some more hot water please yes who's that how do you mean where's the one I sent this morning the uniform didn't fit hmm I like the one I picked out better Claire dr. Lloyd wants to tell us about the plans for the new edifice and you what the new church you knew we were planning to build a new church of course we're going to have to raise a large sum money well personally I am against the church hop skipping and jumping all over the town so any contribution I make will have to be a small one the amount everyone is to subscribe has already been decided who decided it after considerable thought we voted that our supporting members should each contribute a sum equal to the cost of their pew I paid $5,000 for my pew yes Claire that makes our contribution $5,000 that's robbery do you know what that pew was worth today $3,000 that's what the last one sold for I've taken a dead loss of $2,000 on a few already Frank bags mean that Pew and the marketers at his peak he knew when I get out and I'm warning you Benny if the market ever goes up I'm going to unload that Pew Clarence day how can you speak of the temple of the Lord as though it was something to be bought and sold on Wall Street no mrs. day your husband is a practical man we've had to be practical about the new church we have all the facts and figures Oh what's the property where we are now oh let's see is it $40,000 I know the figure has a four in it what's the new piece of property going to cost you I think the figure I heard mentioned was $85,000 or was it a hundred and eighty five thousand dr. Lloyd you preached that someday we'll all have to answer to God we shall indeed well I hope God doesn't ask you any questions with figures in them it's cousin Cora she's passing through town come Mary Oh Vinny what a day we've been in every shop in town why cousin Claire you're as welcome as the flowers in May this is Mary Skinner mr. day how do you do I've been telling Mary all about you she's been dying to meet you dr. Lloyd I want you to meet my favorite cousin miss Cartwright this seems to be a family reunion I'll just run along goodbye dr. Lloyd how do you do - dr. Lloyd goodbye doctor thank you who did you say this pretty little girl is she said Skinner's daughter this is Mary's first trip to New York oh sit down have some tea we had tea downtown oh never mind then now sit down even if you have had tea you can stay and visit for a while there's a matter of fact why don't you both stay to dinner that's all arranged Claire cool room now I'm going to have a dinner with us fine fine of course you just have to take potluck did you know the girls are going to visit Judith in Springfield for our home mom fine how long you're going to be in New York corner all week splendid we'd hope to see something audio when you certainly did you find anything you wanted in the shop oh I can't wait to show you oh but I'm afraid some of these packages can't be open in front of cousin Claire shall I leave the room should I say your room wasn't it nice of players to give up his room to us for a whole week Cora come on I just can't wait to see what's in those packages we'll be back soon [Music] I wish to speak to you before you what Stan I'll be down in just a minute Claire I wish to speak to you now I'll be up in just a minute Cora it's all right Vinnie come along marry those two women encamped in our house Claire you know how come here you know you've always been fond of Korra what to do with her thanking herself down in my house and bringing all the strangers with her how can you call that sweet little girl a horde of strangers why don't they go to a hotel you orcas full of hotels built for the express purpose of housing such nuisances here two girls along than a hotel but who knows what might happen to them all right then put them on the first train they want to roll with gypsies lend them a hand keep him roaming you're staying in that little room of Clarence's a couple days they don't stay there they stay in the bathroom every time I want to take my bath it's full of giggling females washing their hair I tell you I won't send them to hotel I'll gladly but get them out of here father I'm afraid they can hear upstairs then keep those doors closed Clarence you open those doors open them all the way now Claire you be quiet and behave yourself they're here and they're going to stay here that's enough Vinnie I want no more of this argument oh but I don't understand is why that swarm of locusts always descends on us without any warning Oh Thunder Vinnie dear Vinnie [Music] [Music] Monika's what's that Delmonico's you're taking mother cousin Cora and miss give it to Delmonico's for dinner tonight I won't have it I will not have my life arranged for me I bought this house for my own cupboard I will not submit myself to this indignity do I understand that I am not permitted to have dinner in my own home a little change will do you good I have a home to have dinner in and any time I can't have dinner at home this house is for sale well Claire you can't have dinner here tonight because it isn't ordered and besides coronary want to see something of New York well that's no pair of mine I am NOT a guy to Chinatown and the Bowery Oh mr. day I don't love your house I could live here forever chorus waiting for you mrs. day oh yes I revita [Music] you [Music] I'm glad you like our house miss Skinner I like it very much mr. de três from a stranger is approbation indeed at whom a living name is green I like green I like green to Red's my favorite color it's an interesting thing about colors Reds a nice color in a house too but outside too much red would be bad I mean for instance if all the trees and the grass were written outside greens the best color that's right but when you do think of it it's quite a thought I bet you make your market yeah oh my mother wants me to go to college do you believe in girls going to college I guess it's all right if they want to waste that much time before they get married I mean I'm glad your father music mr. day Oh what can you use companion John enjoys the youths companion John won't you sit down oh thank you it tells all about connecting batteries in series John miss Skinner and I were talking oh that's all right you won't bother me jiminy that's where I made my mistake I didn't mix enough food oh don't start can you play that I'm afraid not can you pray sweet Genevieve that's my favorite not without my music hymns are nice don't you think I like this one [Music] that's funny the words are the same but it's the wrong tune oh it can't be the wrong - and we sing it exactly that way in church we don't think it that way in the Methodist Church you see we're Methodists oh that's too bad well I don't mean it's too bad that you're a Methodist anybody's got a right to be anything they want but what I mean is where Episcopalians yes I know anyway the words are the same shall we begin now [Music] what's wrong shall we try again must be my fault no it's my fault no you are the Episcopalian I just remembered something my father wasn't Episcopalian he was baptized in the Pisgah pinion he wasn't Episcopalian right after the time he married my mother she was the Methodist Oh Oh let's try it again men well Clarence if you are going to Delmonico's with us you'd better get dressed am I going to Jimmy thank you Father be ready in just a minute father pity that young lady looks about the same age you were when I came out to present bill to rescue you rescue me you came out there to talk me into marrying you it worked out just the same [Music] we ladies your bombers your day shoes this year Secaucus was a displacement mom thanks no cooking like the French Claire was so nice of you to invite coronary here that first night it's been a pleasure mr. Dave have you always been an Episcopalian I've always gone to the Episcopal Church yes but you weren't baptized to Methodist or anything where are you you were baptized in Episcopalian come to think of it I don't believe I was ever baptized at all Claire funny joking about a subject like that I'm not joking I remember now I never was baptized yeah that's ridiculous everybody's baptized what I'm not no one would keep a little baby from being baptized you know father or mother we think as both of them they thought the children should decide those things for themselves but come I remember when I was 10 or 12 years old mother set out to give some thought to it but I never got around to how to get done for me do you know what you're saying yes I'm saying I've never been baptized something's got to be done about it right away Wow pretty don't get excited over nothing why haven't you ever told me what difference does it make I've never heard of anyone who wasn't baptized even the savages in darkest Africa it's alright for savages and children but if an oversight was made in my case it's too late to correct it now [Music] [Music] what if you're not baptized you're not a Christian I can't found it of course I'm Christian a mighty good Christian - a lot better Christian are those some singers in church but you can't be if you won't be baptized I won't be baptized and I will be a Christian I'll be a Christian in my own way don't you want to meet us all in heaven of course and I'm going to stay don't you last being like that you are coming to church with me before you go to the office in the morning be baptized then and there Benny don't be ridiculous if you think I'm going to stand there and let dr. Lloyd splash water on me if I aged you're mistaken no I'm sleepy goodnight Benny [Music] if father hasn't been baptized he hasn't any name in the site of the church he hasn't any name that's right maybe we're not even married we thine unworthy servants do give the most humble and hearty thanks for all that goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men we bless thee for our creation preservation and all the blessings of this life but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ for the means of grace for the hope of glory and we see Steve give us that new sense of all thy verses that our hearts may be the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with us all evermore [Music] and so my friends what comforted security it gives us when we have reached the age of understanding to know that the Rite of baptism has not been neglected in our infancy or youth can you imagine any man who has reached maturity with the knowledge that he had never been baptized failing to hasten to the holy font that his soul might be saved as it says in the baptismal office except a man be born of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned which also shows us for the promise is to you and to your children dokie not therefore but earnestly believe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost army [Music] this is brilliant Tyler Rickerson and this is Wilhemina Eugenia Wickersham what a lovely day for be baptized happiest day in my life [Music] thank you [Music] there you know I didn't ask dr. Lloyd to do what you must have said something well I had to find out from him if we were barely memory I am married and I'm not baptized and as far as I'm concerned the whole congregation can know it they certainly know it no excuse me I don't go to church to be preached up as though I were some lost sheep you don't seem to understand what the church is for many if there's one place the church should leave alone it's a man's soul well he's going to be baptized Cora you mark my word I just couldn't go to heaven without Clair why I get lonesome for him even when I go to Ohio it's awfully hard on a woman to love a man like Claire so much Oh men are so aggravating they take everything for granted they certainly do you know I don't believe Claire's come right out and told me he loves me since we've been married both I know it does because I keep reminding him of it you have to keep reminding them Cora we're having it after core of Mary go to the train left I was coming at 1 o'clock cam the horse cars but I passed the door but Claire they have those heavy bags after waste of money well dinners going to be delayed I'll work on this month's bills where are they now Claire it isn't fair to go over the household accounts when you're hungry Vinnie where are those bills they're in the library on your desk no dinner was going to be there horse is my favorite animal oh goodness where have you two been glands wanted to show me his grandfather's house you will have to hurry and finish your packing it won't take me long can I have your bag Clarence Clarence why don't you kneel in church today right I just couldn't if it's because your father doesn't real you must remember he wasn't brought up to kneel in church but you were has it anything to do with Mary I know she's a Methodist oh no mother Methodist no Mary told me they don't get up-and-down so much but they stay down longer Clarence you want a real don't you oh yes I wanted to kneel today I tried you saw me try but I just couldn't is that suit of your father so tight for you no it's not too tight what is it mother very peculiar things have happened to me since I started to wear this suit I can't seem to make these clothes do anything father wouldn't do that's nonsense Clarence and not to kneel in church is a sacrilege making Father's trousers and he'll see more of a sacrilege Clarence do you know what happened to dura Wakefield's party for Mary last night we were playing musical chairs and some girl sat down suddenly right in my lap or I jumped up so fast she almost got hurt she was sitting on father's trousers well mother I've got to have a suit of my own I sold him body well you'll just have to talk to your father about it I'm sure if you approach him the right way you'll know tactfully he'll see oh excuse me gracious it didn't take you very long well I'll see about your box lunch for the train remember it's Sunday I I was hoping we could have a few minutes together before you left Cora had so much to do I wanted to get out of her way well didn't you want to see me I did want to tell you how much I enjoyed our friendship Oh living room till dinner's ready have you ever been out on our porch oh yeah well let me show it to you it's awfully hard to grow up in a family with children my I've never known a waiting to pass so quickly why I write I you're going to write me when you get to Springfield aren't you of course if you write me first but you'll have something to write about your trip and aunt Judith and how things aren't spring for you you write me as soon as you get there maybe I'll be too busy maybe I won't have time well you find the time let's not have any nonsense about that you write me first and you'll do it right away the first day how do you know how to take orders from you well sure you give me your hand why should give me your hand confound it what are you thinking about I was just thinking about what I was hoping you'd write me first because that would mean you like what's my writing first got to do with liking you you do like me then of course I do I like you better than any girl I ever met but you don't like me well enough to write first well I don't see how one thing's got anything to do with the other but a girl can write first because because she's a girl well that's nonsense if a girl has something to write about and a fellow hasn't there's no reason why she shouldn't write first you know the first few days I was here you do anything for me and then you changed you used to be a lot of fun and all of a sudden you turned into an old sober sides but why are you even dressed like an old sober sides it just happened to remember something it's because this is the last please no it's not because it's no it'd be the same any day [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] yes father that young lady's crying she's in tears what's the meaning of this I'm sorry father it's all my fault nonsense what's that girl trying to do to you no no she wasn't it was I whatever the quarrel was about parents I'm glad you held your own father I have to have a new suit of course you've got to give me the money for it young man do you realize that you're addressing your father I'm sorry father I apologize but you don't know how important this is to me you should have closed is so important oh why should Clarence as you need for a new suit of clothes anything to do with that young lady yes Father like this comes as quite a shock to me what does father are you're being sold grown-up still I might have known if you are going to college this fall yes you're at the age when you'll be meeting girls Clarence there are things about women that I think you ought to know sit down yes I think it's better for you to hear this from me than to have to learn it for yourself Paris women aren't the Angels that you think they are well now first let me explain this to you you see Clarence we men have to run this world and it's not an easy job it takes work and it takes thinking a man has to reason things out now you take a woman a woman Thanks no I'm wrong right there a woman doesn't think at all she gets stirred up and she gets stirred up over the most confounded things now I'd love my wife just as much as any man but that doesn't mean that I should stand for a lot of father all my god I won't stand for it stand for what father that's the one thing I shall not submit myself to Clarence if a man thinks a certain thing is wrong you shouldn't do it if he thinks it's right he should do it now that has nothing to do with whether he loves his wife or not who says it has father they do women they get stirred up and then they try to get you stirred up too but don't you let them do it Clarence don't you let them do it now if you can keep reason and logic in the argument but a man can hold his own course but if they can switch you pretty soon the arguments about whether you love them or not I swear I don't know how they do it but don't you let them Clarence don't you let them I see what you mean so far father if you don't watch yourself love can make you do a lot of things you don't want to do exactly but if you do watch out and know just how to handle women then you'll be alright all a man has to do is be firm you know how sometimes I have to be firm with your mother yes but father what can you do when they cry mmm well there that's quite a question you just have to make them understand that what you're doing is for their good I see how Clarence you know all about women but father yes Baroness I thought you were going to tell me about about what women Clarence there are something gentlemen don't discuss I told you all you need to know the thing for you to remember is be farm [Music] [Music] marry when you get to Springfield the very first thing you [Music] sit down Vinny welcome their coronary leaving any moment now Vinny you know I like to live well and I want my family to live well but this house must be run on a business basis I must know how much money I'm spending and what for for instance if you recall a week ago I gave you six dollars to buy a new carving line yes because you broke the old one you throw it right on the floor I'm not talking about that to break that nice coffee pot Claire it was imported from France and that little shop has stopped selling them but what her studies at the tariff wouldn't let them and that's your fault because you're always voting to raise the tariff tariff protects America against cheap foreign labor now this bill does nothing but put up the prices and that's hard on everybody especially the farmer Vinny I wish to heaven you wouldn't talk about matters you don't know anything about I do know about them mr. yulux there's that every intelligent woman should have some of him may I ask is Miss Gillick she's the current events woman I told you about and the tickets are $1 every Tuesday do you mean to tell me that a pack of idle minded females pay $1 apiece to hear another female gavel about the events of the day listen to me if you want to know anything about the events of the day what do you get so excited Claire and besides miss julik says that our president whom you're always belittling prays to God for that Vinnie what happened to that six dollars what six dollars I gave you six dollars to buy a new coffee pot now I find that you apparently got one of us in Congress and charged it here's their bill one coffee pot five dollars so you owe me a dollar and you can hand it right over I'll do nothing of the kind what did you do with that six dollars well Claire I can't tell you now dear why didn't you ask me at the time wait a minute I spent $4 and a half for that new umbrella now we're getting something one umbrella $4 and that must have been in a week I paid mrs. Tobin for two extra days washing mrs. Tobin that's $2 more that makes that makes up six dollars and fifty cents and that's another fifty cents you owe me I don't owe you anything what you owe me is an explanation of where my money is gone I do the best I can to keep down with expenses you know yourself cousin Phoebe spends twice as much as we do don't talk to me about your cousin Phoebe you talk about your own relatives enough that's not fair Vinnie when I talk about my relatives I criticize them I can't even speak of cousin Phoebe you can speak about all you want to but I won't have cousins DB or anyone else dictating for me out around my house I didn't say a word about her dictating Claire you know she isn't that you said you said I don't know what you said now you never stick to the point now we're going over this account book item by item I find here a bill for $38 I don't know what you expected me I tie myself out chasing up and down those stairs all day long trying to look after your comfort to bring up our children I do the mending and the marketing now you want me to be an expert okay Vinny I want to be reasonable but can't you understand I'm doing all this for your own good well I suppose I'll have to go ahead just pain the bills and hoping I've got enough money in the bank to meet them it's all very discouraging I'll try to do better Claire well that's all I'm asking well I will it make out the chicks inside them but maybe I haven't any right to sign those checks since in the sight of the Lord I haven't any name that's right Claire you'll make those checks good you don't have to be baptized right away Vinnie the bank doesn't care whether I've been baptized or not well I'm care and no matter what dr. Lloyd said I'm not sure we're really married Vinnie we have four children if we're not married now we never will be this morning already uh would you better go tell with me to watch for the cab not before you give me that dollar and a half dollar and a half you owe me I don't owe you any dollar and a half I gave you money to buy a coffee pot for me and somehow it turned into an umbrella for you clearance day what kind of man are you quibbling about a dollar to have when your immortal soul is in danger and what's more like all right all right now the accounts are all straight again [Music] what were you doing down there I'm setting up this new burglar alarm I invented it myself have you got any money you can let me know you owe me 30 cents now I'll give you my stamp collection of my piece of John Wilkes Booth's finger how much I'd have to get a new suit of clothes if you can wait a month till I have him the Patent Office in Washington I may be rich I can't wait that long maybe I could get it sooner I don't want to look into something else tomorrow wanted an energetic young man to sell household necessity liberal commission applied 3:12 what John let me have this job why should I give you my job they're hard to get I've got to get a new suit of clothes maybe I could get the job for both of us I'll ask the man the cab to your father oh thank you Whitney Avenue John go up and get their bags yes sir here's the lunch for the train sir take it out for the cab who's that one it's Alan Delia nap yesterday where your mother finds them Oh take the bags right on out John goodbye now you see a good boy he's my cousin goodbye heartland goodbye keep out of mischief come along everybody don't keep the cab waiting caps cost money if there's one thing mister they can't stand it's to keep a cab waiting are you waiting to do there's a waiting room at the Grand Central Depot just for that Mary aren't you even going to shake hands with me I don't think I'd better you may remember that when I get too close to you you feel contaminated Mary you're going to write to me aren't you are you going to write first no Mary there are times when a man must be firm Mary mother says you'd better hurry up before father starts yelling it's Sunday goodbye John I'm very happy to have made your acquaintance thank you may I help you no thank you goodbye Mary goodbye [Music] dear Mary my duty to warn my neighbor just to look and ask myself and to do to all men what that you do unto me as father gone to the office yet come on let's go to the ball field I've got to guard this box so John comes back it says burglar alarm it wouldn't work so I fixed it we're going to put it back in the dining room after father goes to the office their burgers are on everywhere Oh to love honor and succor my father and my mother why do you have to learn that because if I don't I'll go to hell father's going to hell yeah not yes he is because he isn't baptized he'll go to hell and burn for a thousand years you out he will be in a lake of fire and brimstone and a Thousand Devils with pitchforks will be poking at [Music] the boys just singing father you boys be quiet you know your mother isn't feeling well yes Father what did your mother say she says she doesn't want any breakfast oh why does your mother do that to me you know what upsets my day when she doesn't come down to breakfast especially delivery sir thank you yeah where's John this morning John had his breakfast early father and went out to see about something co-op what well John and I thought we'd work this summer and earn some money good work never hurt anyone it's good for them what are you going to work work hard think solid not the right idea about work whatever thy hand find us to do Solomon said do thy dog honest oh well I don't understand this at all here's a letter from some woman I never even heard of Oh father don't yeah what is it father this woman claims that she sat on my lap and then I didn't like it huh what's that word no one down there it looks like curiosity I only opened your letter as a matter of curiosity yes go on why this gets worse and worse it just turns into a lot of sentimental lovey-dovey mush this is someone's idea of a practical joke what's the matter Claire what's wrong nothing wrong that's a fool letter how are you feeling Vinnie I thought you needed me if you don't I'll go back to bed come sit down some food in you sit down yeah what's this one's name Nora Nora mrs. D some bacon and eggs no bring me a cup of tea up to my room yes ma'am Vinnie it's just weight to give in to an ailment I noticed when you have a headache you yell and groan and swearing up well let's approve to the headache that I am stronger than it is I think I've caught some kind of germ some of my friends have had to send for the doctor doctor Oh poppycock Clare dear when people are ill you have to do something you're gonna have to do something zero up that's way to cure him how would you go about cheering them up I thought I'd come back [Music] hey I didn't mean to upset you [Music] your class [Music] I was just trying to help you you know when you take your bed I have a confounded lonely time around here so when I see you hitting it in your head that you're not feeling well I want to do something about it just because some of your friends have given in to this no reason why you should imagine your real [Music] did you get the job yes for both of us look I've got it with me what is it medicine medicine you took a job for us to go out and sell medicine it's wonderful medicine what it cures a sovereign cure for Kol's cost guitar asthma Quincy and sore throat poor digestion summer complaint colleague dyspepsia heartburn and shortness of breath lumbago rheumatism heart disease giddiness and women's complaints nervous prostration Saint Vitus dance jaundice Legree proud flesh pink I see sickness and pimples it's made from a secret formula known only to dr. Bartlett we get 25 cents Commission on every bottle we sell and he's giving us the territory of all Manhattan Island lots of fathers and mothers friends have some of those diseases let's start off by calling on their yes Oh what if they ask us if we use it at our house yes it would be better if we could say we did excuse me oh is that the tea for mrs. day yeah I'll take it up to her thank you right away now why did Todd what's the matter with mother I don't know she was just complaining say it says here it's good for women's complaints here yes sir Chesapeake and Ohio an eighth New York Central three quarters I'd like to see mr. Dave out there's more have you come to pay us a visit where's father busy in his office with a customer you have to come home right away what's the meaning of this who sent you down here your mother no sir mother's ill she's terribly ill did the doctor sent you for me no sir it was Margaret Margaret Margaret says here to come home right away uh no nonsense Perkins go down and stop the first cab you see sir are you mr. day yes I want to cap a no-nonsense I'm sorry but the Hawkins [Music] [Music] Oh doctor how is mrs. day she's a pretty sick woman what's wrong with her well do you know what don't you what did mrs. day have for breakfast this morning not a thing I tried to get a read some thickness you wouldn't I can't understand it understand what these violent attacks of nausea it's almost as though she were poisoned poisoned let me take your cab I'll try not to be gone more than 10 to 15 minutes and mr. day you are not to go into a room well I know AR you'll hear from me turn west on 27th Street how is mother no no well she better be good and sick her father may be mad at me for getting him up here especially in a cab does she father cool yes just now where you going Margaret I have to go for the minister yes The ministers coming to baptize fathers so I won't have to go to hell it can't be baptized in a house you've got to have water we have lots of water not the right kind there's mother better father how can I tell she wouldn't let me in the room with that he's kind of found the doctors never know what's the matter with anybody father okay mother is going to get well isn't she of course you're gonna get well father without mother yes it is Harlan it's a long summer come in boys what are you doing what about you Whitney I was supposed to learn the rest of my catechism will you hear me Father yes Whitney I'd hear you start here how many pots are there in a sacrament to the outward visible sign and the inward spiritual grace what is the outward visible sign or form in bap a baptismal water wherein the person is baptized in the name of you haven't been baptized have your father with me what is the outward visible sign you don't know it well enough Whitney you'd better go and study it some more do you want me to read to you Harlan are they gonna put you into hell what need take Harlan with you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] coming to everybody's selling little doctors doctors don't do you any good mr. day we must be quiet mrs. video I know she go up and see if she needs anything what are you doing out of house sent for the minister administer he'd be right in he's peeing off the cat I was deeply shocked to learn the serious nature of missus dey's illness will you take me up to her she's resting now she can't be disturbed the doctor will be back in a minute mrs. day has been a tower of strength in the parish everyone liked her so much yes she was a fine woman I wish to heaven you wouldn't talk about mrs. day as if she were dead if the doctor back yet no does she need him well she's kind of restless she's talking in her sleep and twisting and turning well doctor it seems to me that was a pretty long ten minutes see here mr. day if I'm to handle this case how can you handle if you're out of the house who is this it's dr. summers how do you do I felt that missus dey's condition warranted my getting dr. summers hair as soon as possible for consultation I hope that meets with your approval oh yes of course anything that can be done upstairs doctor mrs. J is in good hands now mr. day there's nothing you and I can do at the moment to help dr. Lloyd yes there's something that's troubling mrs. days mind oh I think you know what I refer to yes you mean the fact that you've never been baptized yes I gathered that you knew about it from your sermon last Sunday but let's not get angry I think something had better be done father yes mr. day when the doctors get through up there I want you to talk to mrs. day I want you to tell her something wait I'd be glad to you're just the man to do it she shouldn't be upset about this I want you to tell her that my being baptized would just be a lot of confounded nonsense but mr. day know she take you a word on a thing like that and we both must do everything we can to help her now but the solution is so simple it would take only your consent to be baptized that's out of the question and I'm surprised that a grown man like you would suggest such a thing what doctor how is she what have you decided is there a room we could use for our consultation yes my library doctor dr. summers this isn't serious is it after we've had our consultation we'll talk to you mr. day but surely rest assured dr. summers we'll do everything that is humanly possible we'll try not to be locked [Music] tell me this doctor sauce he's very highly thought of as old years lavinius seriously if anyone could help her he could what do you think very fine physician but there is a greater health ever-present in the hour of need let us turn to him in prayer let us kneel and pray let us kneel and pray Oh Lord look down from heaven behold visit and relieve this thy servant who is grieved with sickness have mercy on her oh lord have mercy on this miserable sinner forgive her and extend I have custom she's not a miserable sinner you know it Oh God you know better you stop there mr. GU sinner she's a fine woman she shouldn't be making a sabah it's good to stop I tell you it's not a stop have mercy I say how mercy I tell you what's the matter clear what's wrong honey honey what are you doing down here you shouldn't be out of bed you could right back upstairs I heard you call do you need me Vinnie I know now how much I need you get well Vinnie I'll be baptized I promise I'll be baptized I'll do anything okay we'll go to Europe just we - you won't have to worry about the children or the household accounts Oh Vinnie don't worry miss today she'll be all right now bless you for what you have done what I do you promise to be baptized I did Oh [Applause] [Music] isn't it drafty here mother shall I get your cold mothers and don't think they will stay cold and quite comfortable thank you come on now let's stay together Holland don't you get lost again aren't ahead lovely this year ostrich feathers you wouldn't wear that hat would you mother I think that's very pretty I think they're all pretty oh isn't this applique beautiful just arrived from Paris Madame it's charming what are you looking for mother I think I'll just take a plain one but this is the very latest we've only had them in a few days remember mother this is your first day out you mustn't get too tired no I'm saving myself dear I have to cuz of course coming tomorrow is Mary coming too yes I'll bet you knew it we have any more of this material yes we do [Music] this one is genuine imitation wisdom the original design by Julie yeah isn't this a darling this thing it's exactly what I've always wanted how much is this lovely pug dog fifteen dollars man $15 gee whiz mother we could buy a real life bloodhound for $5.00 isn't he perfectly adorable oh this is des how nice to see you are you quite recovered almost this is my first day out we've missed you at the church you remember mr. volley how do you do miss mr. Moore defeats the Sunday dr. Lloyd was ill oh I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your sermon even my husband enjoyed your sermon we just come from the board meeting of the foreign missions I'm taking mr. Walley home to lunch I had to drop in here to pick up a purchase I won't be a minute is your parish in the city yes it's on the outskirts my church is inaudible far oh wait there are you acquainted not urban park no I don't believe we know it's all there mr. Morley would this be possible my husband mr. day if we lower the collar it'll be a very fine fit you won't find a better suit of clothes in the city for $15 oh it's not the price it's the money thank you for holding it for me welcome goodbye mrs. day I hope we meet again soon goodbye it was very pleasant meeting you again I think it was divine providence I shall be delighted to be of service goodbye goodbye may I work it oh no it's against the rules oh why did you bring home more medicine for dr. Bartlet paid us off didn't he oh yes Oh jiminy you scared me I've got to take $15 right down to my queries I bought a suit there this morning and I said I'd have the money this afternoon gee that's too bad what's too bad well will you see Clarence what dr. Bartlet paid us off in medicine Oh God well he thanked us too for our services to mankind but my suit I've got to have it tomorrow and besides they're making the alterations I've got to have $15 maybe you could offer them 15 bottles of Medicine oh they wouldn't take it McCreary's don't sell medicine father Vinnie I'm home good afternoon sir how's your mother Clarence oh the ride this morning get her a lot of good she'd be well enough to go to church with us next send ah fine father have you noticed I haven't been kneeling down in church lately don't let your mother catch you at it then I have to have a new suit of clothes right away that doesn't make sense I can't do anything in your clothes that you wouldn't do well if my old clothes make you behave yourself I don't think you want to wear anything else oh no you're you and I'm me I'm gonna be myself I mean suppose I should want to kneel down in front of a girl why in heaven's name should you want to do a thing like that I've got to propose to a girl sometime Clarence but for $15 I can get a good suit of clothes why don't you begin you two talk as crazy as room hello Vinnie you're feeling better today hurry home from the office every day like this uh what business where it is no use going to the office at all yes you do look better Vinnie what did you do today I got the carries and took the boys for a ride and we stopped in at McCreery and oh Claire I have the most wonderful news for you who do you think I missed mr. Morley Arnie never heard of him remember that nice young minister who substituted for dr. Lloyd one Sunday oh yes right young fellow preach the good sensible sir Shortland ooh I'd be more ministers like him well Claire he's Paris is an urban park you know way up above Harlem nobody knows you up there you'll be perfectly safe safe what are you talking about I've gone all over everything with mr. Morley and he's agreed to baptize you oh he has the young whippersnapper very nice of him we can go up there any morning we don't even have to make an appointment who said I was going to be baptized at all what Claire you did now you gave me your promise your sacred promise you said I'll be baptized I promise I'll be baptized well what if I did Claire I'll write you a man of your word Vinnie we all thought you were dying so naturally I said that to cheer you up as a matter of fact the doctor told me that's what cured you oh it seems to me pretty ungrateful of you to press this matter any further my being well has nothing to do with it you gave me your word you gave the Lord your word and you're going to March yourself up to mr. Morley's - it's the morning before you go to the office and be christened if you think for one minute why in the name of heaven is that you think I'm going to let you add the sin of breaking your solemn and sacred promise I demand to know what that repulsive object is perfectly plain what it is it's a punk dog what is it doing in this house I wanted it and I bought it you spent good money for that don't try to change the subject how much did you pay for that atrocity I didn't pay anything for it I charged it charged if I might have known how much was it $15 $15 for that I saw don't you call this lovely work of art an eyesore it will look beautiful sitting on her bed cushion by the fireplace in the living room if that sits in the living room I won't furthermore I don't even want it in the same house with me get it out of here you're not going to get out of this room until you set a date for your baptism I'll tell you one thing I'll never be baptized as long as that hideous monstrosity is in this house all right Clarence that pug dog goes back this afternoon and he's christen first thing in the morning you heard him didn't you Clarence you heard him say that he'd be baptized as soon as I got this pun dog out of the house you hurry right back to McCreary's with it and be sure they credit us with $15 Oh mother why we were at McCreary's I happen to see a suit I'd like very much in the suit was only $15 well Clarence I'm afraid you're stupid to wait until after I get your father Christmas no I meant that since the suit cost just the same as the pug dog if I exchange the pug dog for the suit y-yes then the suit wouldn't cost your father anything why how bright of you Clarence to think of that I better start right away before McCreary's closes yes let's see if we're going to take your father all the way to Audubon Park Clarence on your way back you stopped at the livery stable and tell them to have a cab here it'll come tomorrow morning mother a cab do you think you ought to we can't walk all the way to Walter bond park but you know what a cab does to father it's a very important occasion all right get one of their best pants the kind they use the funerals well those cost $2 an hour and if father gets mad well if your father starts to argue in the morning you remember we agreed to it we both hurt him I hope you know this Clarence is returning the pug dog yeah that's a sign you're getting their faculties back don't dawdle Clarence [Music] vini it's good to hear you singing again [Music] on the way uptown I stopped in at Tiffany's and bought you a little something thought you might like it I'm glad it pleased you oh I don't know how to thank you yeah let's thanks enough for me to have you up and around again know when you're ill Vinnie this house is like a tomb there's no excitement lovely ring you ever bought me now that I have this you needn't buy me any more rings well if you don't want any more what I'd really like now is a nice diamond necklace Vinnie do you know how much of diamagnetic Aust yes I know Claire but don't you see you're giving me this shows I mean a little something to you now a diamond necklace could heaven if you don't know by this time how I feel about you so we've been married for 20 years and I've loved you every minute of it what did you say clear I said we've been married for 20 years and I've loved you every minute of it but if I have to buy out jewelry stores to prove it if I haven't shown it to you in my words and actions I might as well well what have I done no it's all right Claire happy you said you loved me the beautiful ring that's something else I didn't expect oh I love surprises that's another thing I've never understood about you Vinnie [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] well then Harlem who are you what's your name Margaret says captain market we've got one market annouce at home they call me Maggie sir all right Maggie if a name's Margaret that's a good sign maybe she'll stay a while do you know boys your mother used to be just the same about cooks as she is about maids never could keep them some reason well one day about 14 years ago yes it was right after you were born John my you were a homely baby good morning boys morning Benny why you look at oh you a dress for the wedding do I do you yeah oh good night yes Thank You Claire sit down Vinnie sit down boys oh thank you Paris where seems to me everyone's all dressed up this morning what's on the program for this fine day well this afternoon main Laura's mother's giving a party for everyone in mais dancing class Harmons going today I don't want to go mama don't you want to go to a party and get ice cream and cake Melo toys tries to kiss me when you get a little older you won't object to girls wanting to kiss you Willie Clarence this is the you mister day where's that put it oh that's for me I think take it upstairs back you mean about you bring it here that's it see it's for me father Clarence day jr. we look that's for McCreary's it's mock charge what is it don't worry what at least I think I should know what's being charged to me what is it stop your fussing it's a new suit of clothes for Clarence and it is and costing you a penny it's mark charge $15 it's costing me $15 and I told Clarence can't you take my word it isn't costing you a penny I'd like to have you explain why it isn't because Corinth took the pug dog back and got the suit instead of course and they've charged me $15 for the chute nonsense Claire we gave them the pug dog for the soup don't you see then they charged me $15 for the pug dog but Claire make god we haven't got the pug dog with some bad back well hmm well no wait a minute Vinnie the chute well there's something wrong with your reasoning I'm surprised at you when you're supposed to be so good at figures that's perfectly clear to me Vinnie they're going to charge me for one thing or the other don't you let them well McCreary's aren't giving away suits and they aren't getting away pug dogs why it should be clear to a child that if Clarence sent a pug dog back Dave what I will not have that botanical freak in this room John have you been going around this town selling medicine Yes Mother dog medicine no mother not dog medicine this letter from mrs. Sprague says you sold her a bottle of this medicine and that her little boy gave some of it to their dog and it killed him now she wants ten dollars from us for a new dog yeah let me see that lucky well you should have given it to a dog it's for humans boy its Bartlett's beneficent balm made from a secret formula have you been going around on all our friends and neighbors selling some patent nostril but it's good medicine father I can prove that bye mother Vinnie what do you know about this nothing Claire but I'm sure John no I mean that day mother watching up you're going to every house where you sold a bottle of that concoction and buy it all back but it's a dollar a bottle I don't care how much against here I'll give you the money now how many bottles did you sell 128 a hundred and twenty-eight Claire I always told you John would make a good businessman young man you'll have to come down to my office with me I haven't even the money to buy back that medicine 128 dollars ten dollars more mr. Sprague dog that's 138 dollars thank you Vinnie but it's all coming out of your allowance that means that you not get another penny until the whole 138 dollars is beta I'll be 21 years old Oh God Claire what's wrong [Music] [Music] how are you darling fine thank you have you been a good boy the girls here we are again my my it's so nice to be back how do you do miss today we had breakfast the depot well we practically finished ours I haven't finished my breakfast well then sit down okay here have a cup of coffee anyway Mary Cara Meggie clear those places don't let your kippers get cold yes where's Clarence he must be upstairs moving his thing so you can have his room again oh honey we can't stay overnight grandpa eva's has been failing very fast and that's why I have to hurry back we're leaving on the five o'clock train this afternoon well Cora it certainly is good to see you again well who can that be well this time it can't be another special delivery letter for Clarence while you were in Springfield our postman was kept pretty busy it's the cab dad what cab the cab mister take us to older pinna Park Oh who's going to Audubon Park we all are Cora the most wonderful thing has happened Clair is going to be baptized this morning Vinny what you saying I'm saying you're going to be baptized this morning I am NOT going to be baptized this morning or any other morning you promised yesterday that as soon as I said that pug dog that you'll be baptized I never said anything remotely like that Clarence was right there and heard you that's why I ordered the can you send that right back I'm going to see that you go to heaven I can't go to heaven in a cab but you can start in a cab I'm not sure they'll ever let you into heaven but I know they won't unless you're baptized they can't keep me out of heaven on a technicality can they stop quibbling you may as well face it you've got to make your peace with God until you stirred him up I had no trouble with God Whitney come get your Sunday hat ready to go oh my prayer book Harlan come let me fix your tie penny are you mad what's your plan that my own children should witness this indignity why Claire they're big proud of you I suppose Harlan is to be my godfather Vinnie I won't go through with this thing that's final command if you feel that way about I do we won't take the children with us I'm not talking about the children I'm ready mother Oh John Vinny I haven't time for anything like that this morning I've got to take John down to my office with me and give him the money to buy back that dog medicine but it wasn't dog medicine sir young man we're starting downtown this minute you do no such thing you gave me your sacred promise that day I almost died yes and she would have done if we hadn't given her some of that medicine that proves it's good medicine you gave your mother some of that dog medicine John you didn't yes we did mother we put some in your tea that morning sure do you realize you might have killed your mother you did kill mrs. Spriggs dog John I have to give considerable thought it's not how you were to be punished for this no Vinny when I think of that day what wait we might have lost you you're all right now thank heaven but what I went through that afternoon the way I felt I'll never forget it you forgotten it already what do you mean what's the day you gave me your sacred promise yes but I wouldn't have given you my promise if I hadn't thought you were dying and you wouldn't have almost died if John hadn't given you that dog medicine don't you see the whole thing is illegal suppose I had died it wouldn't make any difference to you you don't care what we meet in heaven or not you don't care whether you ever see me in the children again Oh Vinny you're not being fair to me it's all right Claire if you don't love us enough there's nothing we can do about it but that has nothing to do with it I love my family as much as any man all my life yeah there's that cab Vinnie you're not wet enough to go all the way to Autobahn I'm well enough we ride but trip would take all morning and those cabs cost $1 an hour this is one of their best cabs this cost $2 an hour well then why aren't you ready get your hat on Oh tarnation hallelujah young lady if I hadn't been for you no one would have no we're not [Music] Oh God [Music] good morning mr. day going to the office oh I'm gonna be baptized [Music] you

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Life with Father (1947)

Comedy [USA:Not Rated, 1 h 58 min]
William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn
Director: Michael Curtiz

IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 7.3/10 (3,707 votes)

In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of what happens is down to his wife. His children are also stretching their wings, discovering girls and making money out of patent medicine selling. When it comes to light he has never been baptized and everyone starts insisting he must do so, it all starts to get a bit too much. (IMDb)

Critical reception:

Leading film critics in 1947 gave Life with Father very high marks, especially with regard to the quality of Warner Bros.' screen adaptation of the popular Broadway play and the quality of the cast's performances. The New York Times in its review directed special attention to William Powell's portrayal of Clarence Day: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0} (Wikipedia)

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